# NTSB MKC69A0055: Boeing 707, N771TW, St.Louis, MO, April 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1969
- Place: St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 57 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191308
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0029   69/4/8  NR.ST.LOUIS,MO        BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2020                    N771TW              PX-  0  0 52                            49, 21765 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            237 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KANSAS CITY,MO              MIAMI,FLA                   ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ARTC WAS RADAR VECTORING ACFT AROUND WORST TSTM ACTIVITY. ACFT RADAR ON AND OPERATING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N771TW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N771TW-1980-08-05), registration cancelled 1980-08-05, S/N 17688 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-331](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-331) (registry code 138365H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N771TW (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC67I0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67I0059), Oct 10, 1966: Boeing 707 (N771TW), London England (Atlantic Ocean), incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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